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An hour-long program of early music, sampling some recently released holiday recordings. Who knows? Maybe you'll discover a must-have for your wi...

Bought by WUIS


  • Added: Nov 16, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
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An hour-long program of early music, celebrating the harvest season. Perfect for Thanksgiving!!!

Bought by KRPS, WUAL, KHEN-LP, Red River Radio Network, and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Nov 08, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 5
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More than 85 years after the Scopes “Monkey Trial,” debates over the proper place of Darwin in American schools are alive and well. In this episod...

Bought by KREV-LP, KUOW, WSHU, WCAI / WNAN, WRPI and more


  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 6
Caption: Book: Abraham’s Children: Liberty and Tolerance in an Age of Religious Conflict, Credit: Calvin College
Religious liberty and tolerance are complex issues, impacted by a variety of factors including education, politics, and the media. On this edition ...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Oct 25, 2011
  • Length: 59:31
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Karl Jenkins, Credit: www.karljenkins.com
A music historian tells stories about how classical composers have been influenced by the threat of war and the hope for peace in their works. Mus...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Oct 20, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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An hour-long program of classic jazz, featuring live broadcasts of the great bebop pianist Bud Powell in the prime of his career.

  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
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An hour-long program of classic jazz, featuring music from drummer Chico Hamilton’s 1960s small groups.

Bought by WPTC


  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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An hour-long program of classic jazz, featuring performers from the festival that year, including Randy Weston, Don Ellis, Cannonball Adderley, and...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Wounded Eating at Jungle Hospital on Bataan, Credit: National Archives
Segment Three Background Info: This segment goes into detail about how the food situation became so bad in the Philippines that the troops had to b...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2011
  • Length: 05:27
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An hour-long program of early music, exploring the boundaries between this life and beyond. Try it for a different sort of Halloween special, or w...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
Caption: The Rose Ensemble, 2011, Credit: (Michael Haug photography)
A rhythmic and regal retelling of the Christmas story. The Rose Ensemble reawakens the ancient with sacred songs and lively dances for the season f...

Bought by Capital Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston, WSKG, KPVL, WUIS and more


  • Added: Oct 07, 2011
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 13
Caption: Composer Karl Jenkins, Credit: www.karljenkins.com
A music historian tells stories about how classical composers have been influenced by the threat of war and the hope for peace in their works. Mus...

Bought by WFIU, KHNS, and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 02, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Two United States Vietnam Veterans talk about their journeys back to Vietnam to meet their former enemies and try to heal themselves of Post Trauma...

Bought by WFIU, KUNC, New Hampshire Public Radio, WHRV, WLRN and more


  • Added: Aug 28, 2011
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: A student picks up new job skills at the Tennessee Technology Center in Murfreesboro, a technical school where many people who have quit college go to improve their chances in an increasingly competitive economy. , Credit: Doug Strickland
37 million Americans are college dropouts. What wlll it take to get them back? (8/25/2011)

Bought by KWIT and WUIS


  • Added: Aug 26, 2011
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Here's a program that features George Harrison's best-loved music, some hidden gems, and thoughtful reflections from Harrison fans that help defin...

Bought by KZYX, Marfa Public Radio, WCMU Public Radio, WUIS, KBBI and more


  • Added: Aug 23, 2011
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 6
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A look into the year that Elvis became a national star.

Bought by Prairie Public, KFOK-LP, and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Aug 23, 2011
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 3
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A look at the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) which has been going into prisons to offer non-violence workshops to prisoners with the intent...

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Jul 14, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Neil Gaiman waits backstage, Credit: David J. Murray, Clear Eyed Photo
Multimedia sensation reads from the new edition of "American Gods," and talks Twitter, Dr. Who, and the power of librarians with host Virginia Pres...

Bought by WNPR and WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: Jun 29, 2011
  • Length: 49:27
  • Purchases: 2
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A look at the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) which has been going into prisons to offer non-violence workshops to prisoners with the intent...

Bought by KUOW and KXOT Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 22, 2011
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 2
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In an effort to stem the tide of dating violence and domestic violence, a school-based intervention program is being tried in Canada and a few U.S....

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Jun 14, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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An hour-long program of early music from colonial America. Perfect for July 4th! A cool contrast to loud parade marches and fanfares.

Bought by WUAL, KREV-LP, KAWC, and South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2011
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 4
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An hour-long program of classic jazz. It's a tribute to the pianist’s music, featuring recordings from Gigi Gryce and Donald Byrd, Booker Ervin, Be...

Bought by WPTC


  • Added: Jun 14, 2011
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 1
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An hour-long program of classic jazz featuring elegiac music for the Memorial Day holiday, featuring recordings from Duke Ellington, Marian McPartl...

Bought by KHNS, WPTC, and South Dakota Public Broadcasting - Radio


  • Added: Jun 14, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 3
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An hour-long program of classic jazz featuring the 1960s music of pianist Chick Corea, both as a leader and as a sideman with Blue Mitchell, Stan G...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Jun 14, 2011
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
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An hour-long program of classic jazz featuring the 1950s and 60s world-jazz music of bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik.

  • Added: Jun 13, 2011
  • Length: 58:57